Andreas Kilingaridis (born 5 August 1976 in Saratov

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) is a Russia

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n-born Greek

Greece

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 sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who has competed since the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres

The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:...

 event while being disqualified in the C-1 1000 m

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.-Medallists:-Heats:...

 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney

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. Four years later

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

Athens

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, Kilingaridis was eliminated in the semifinals of the both the C-1 500 m

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres

These are the results of the men's C-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 and the C-1 1000 m

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 events. At the most recent Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

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, he was eliminated in the semifinals of those same events.